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Taynuilt Stadium
Spectators: 6792 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dominic Martin made the kick off which started today's match. Grant Gregorson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Knox having to interfere. Marcus Knox stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guy McFie's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. If Guy McFie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Guy McFie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Knox was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When Logan Ingram fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taynuilt's protests and gave Logan Ingram a yellow card for diving instead. Jamie Scott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominic Martin in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Helensburgh's Jamie Scott got control of the ball when Michael Smith tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcus Knox took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Gregorson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Helensburgh's goalkeeper Jamie Scott had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michael Smith. 25 minutes into the match, Dominic Martin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jamie Scott, 1-0. In the 29th minute, Ryan Clement got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Helensburgh's zone, Dominic Martin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jamie Scott came out of the goal and Dominic Martin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michael Smith got free with Jamie Scott in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Michael Smith reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jamie Scott. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 44th minute, Helensburgh's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dominic Martin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Michael Smith managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taynuilt's supporters rose to their feet, but Michael Smith was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jamie Scott breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

In the 56th minute, Norman Comrie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcus Knox made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grant Gregorson in the 58th minute. Dominic Martin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jamie Scott having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Dominic Martin notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Helensburgh's Jamie Scott. Jamie Scott was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Michael Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jamie Scott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominic Martin, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Grant Gregorson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Marcus Knox tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Helensburgh defense, Michael Smith kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jamie Scott. The Helensburgh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jamie Scott should have stopped the shot. In a very dangerous position, a player in Helensburgh fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! After having played for 87 minutes, Robert Finlay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taynuilt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Finlay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Grant Gregorson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Helensburgh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryan Clement to maneuver through the defense. Michael Smith sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Norman Comrie fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taynuilt's protests and gave Norman Comrie a yellow card for diving instead. In the 97th minute, Norman Comrie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Taynuilt's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.